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Prime Minister's Office
Leader of Opposition of Canada Andrew Scheer calls on Prime Minister
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition of Canada, Mr Andrew Scheer, called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.
Noting that the relationship between the two countries was elevated to strategic partnership during his visit to Canada in 2015, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation in diverse spheres.
Mr Scheer shared his perspective on further developing friendly relations between the two countries.
The Prime Minister wished Mr Scheer a pleasant stay during his ongoing visit to India from 7-13 October.
Ministry of Home Affairs
MHA issues an Addendum to the Guidelines regarding Nationwide Lockdown to fight COVID-19
Additional essential Goods and Services relating to Agricultural Operations included in the Exempt List
Ministry of Home Affairs  has issued an addendum to the guidelines, and subsequent addendum, to all Ministries/Departments , regarding the Nationwide lockdown to fight Corona Virus.
The second addendum lays down additional categories of essential goods and services, relating to agricultural operations, exempted under the Disaster Management Act, with respect to the 21- day lockdown.
Second Addendum Document
Special Service and Features
FM Radios can play a vital role in empowering public with information on their rights and government services says, DPH Dr. Selvavinayagam
PIB organises interaction with program heads & RJs of FM Radios in Tamil Nadu
Dr. Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has said FM Radios can play a vital role in empowering public with information on their rights and services available from government. He was addressing an interaction with the Programming Heads and RJ’s of various FM Radio stations in Chennai organised by Press Information Bureau at Chennai today.
Dr. Selvavinayagam said Radio can play a very important role in taking the messages on the welfare measures to the public especially on health communication. Citing 69% of deaths in society is due to non communicable diseases and increasing instances of obesity among children, he called upon FM radios to be a driving force to bring about lifestyle changes among the public so as to bring down such lifestyle diseases in the society.
While addressing the participants, Shri. Annadurai, Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau said that a common platform between the PIB and FM stations will help the listeners and public to get more authentic information regarding various welfare schemes of the government. Underlining the interactive and innovative nature of FM Radio program which helps in gaining listeners attention, he noted that FM Radios are ideal platforms for public messaging & development communication.
During the interaction, participants from the various FM stations raised their concerns regarding the problems they face in getting information from authentic sources and confirming facts while communicating government decisions and schemes.
The participants expressed their happiness and thanked PIB for organising such an interaction which was the first one ever by any government department and urged the PIB to continue such interactions in the future.
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PM interacts with Indian Women’s Cricket Team
PM interacts with Indian Women’s Cricket Team
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today interacted with the players and officials of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team that recently participated in the Women’s Cricket World Cup.
The players said that this was the first time that they had seen a Prime Minister tweet for the Women’s Cricket Team. They said that that they felt proud, happy and inspired to know that the Prime Minister was following their progress.
Responding to questions asked by the players on handling pressure, the Prime Minister said that Yoga helps achieve a good balance between mind, body and action. He also said that practice of Yoga helps develop detachment.
Telling the players that they had not “lost”, the Prime Minister said that 125 crore Indians carried their defeat in the final, on their shoulders, and this was, in fact, their greatest victory.
Noting that India’s daughters have made the nation proud in many international sporting events, the Prime Minister said that the society is benefiting from the progress that women are making in various fields. Besides sports, he mentioned the school results of Class 10 and 12; and women space scientists who have played a key role in prestigious ISRO missions.
The players presented a signed cricket bat to the Prime Minister.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
About 40.53 Lakh Paddy Farmers have benefitted from KMS Procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 70311.78 Crore
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes,
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 has progressed smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar with purchase of372.41LMTs of paddy up to 11.12.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 308.57LMT showing an increase of 20.68 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 372.41LMT, Punjab alone has purchased 202.77 LMT till the close of procurement season in the state on 30.11.2020 which is 54.45 % of total procurement in the country.
About 40.53 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 70311.78 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 48.11 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 11.12.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured154423.46MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs. 829.57 Crores benefitting 87024 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 11.12.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 11.12.2020 a quantity of 4743142 cotton bales valuing Rs.13879.27 Crore has been procured benefitting 927300 farmers.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Global Market Intelligence Network
The International Cooperation  Scheme of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  has added a new component ‘Framework for International Market Intelligence Dissemination ’. Under IMID component, a National Resource Database System – Global Market Intelligence System for MSMEs is provisioned. This system is to act as a central knowledge repository of export related data on foreign markets, provide simplified information on trade statistics, market access issues, export potential indicators and information on tenders and procurements globally.
At present, Ministry of MSME is in consultation with India Exim Bank to collaborate for development of an online portal, incorporating the features of IMID component of IC Scheme.
This information was given by Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Chairman CBIC Shri Vivek Johri presides over Passing Out Ceremony of the 71st Batch of 35 IRS Officers
The professional training of the 71st Batch of IRS culminated with a Passing Out Parade here today at National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics , Faridabad. The 71st Batch consists of 35 officers, which includes 10 lady officers. These young officers will be at the helm of administering GST, India’s most iconic reform in the indirect taxation regime, since independence.
Shri Vivek Johri, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs , presided over the ceremony and received the Guard of Honour while inspecting the parade.
In his valedictory address, Shri Johri exhorted the officers to always remember that this may be the end of their training but certainly shouldn’t be the end of their learning. Shri Johri encouraged the officers to take bold decisions and emphasised the need to make the organization a data driven one to meet the challenges ahead.
Shri Johri congratulated the 71st Batch for successfully completing their training and also acknowledged the contribution of the families of the officers for shaping them into a well-rounded individual.
Shri Himanshu Gupta, Pr. Director General, NACIN, delivered the welcome address to the gathering. He underlined the significance of hard work and maintaining a good work ethic in ones’ professional life.
Member , Smt. Sungita Sharma, in her address urged officers to apply themselves to the assigned task enthusiastically and stay motivated to serve the country. She applauded the extraordinary grit and fortitude exhibited by the batch in braving the COVID-19 pandemic and staying committed to their training at the Academy.
During the passing out ceremony, five officer trainees who have excelled in different areas of training, were awarded medals for their exceptional achievements. Sh. Gajraj Bachhawat received the Finance Minister’s Gold Medal for the best overall performance.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas.
"I bow to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas.
Felt extremely blessed when I prayed at Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai. Sharing some pictures from that visit. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/938234707099217920/photo/1", the Prime Minister said.
UPSC
Written Result of NDA & Naval Academy Examination -2023
On the basis of the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination,  2023 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 16th April, 2023, candidates with the under mentioned Roll Nos. have qualified for interview by the Services Selection Board  of the Ministry of Defence for Admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy for the 151st Course and for the 113rd Indian Naval Academy Course  commencing from 2nd January, 2024. The result is also available at Commission’s website www.upsc.gov.in.
2 The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Nos. are shown in the list is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of their admission to the examination, “candidates are requested to register themselves online on the Indian Army Recruiting website joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of announcement of written result. The successful candidates would then be allotted Selection Centers and dates, of SSB interview which shall be communicated on registered e-mail ID. Any candidate who has already registered earlier on the site will not be required to do so. In case of any query/ Login problem, e-mail be forwarded to dir-recruiting6-mod[at]nic[dot]in.”
“Candidates are also requested to submit original certificates of Age and Educational Qualification to respective Service Selection Boards  during the SSB interview.” The candidates must not send the Original Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission. For any further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission, either in person or on telephone Nos. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 between 10:00 hours and 17:00 hours on any working day. In addition for SSB/Interview related matter the candidates may contact over telephone no. 011-26175473 or joinindianarmy.nic.in for Army as first choice, 011-23010097/ Email: officer-navy[at]nic[dot]in or joinindiannavy.gov.in for Navy/ Naval Academy as first choice and 011-23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610 or www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in for Air Force as first choice.
3 The mark-sheets of the candidates will be put on the Commission’s website within fifteen  days from the date of publication of final result.  and will remain available on the website for a period of thirty  days.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Week-long Yoga Day celebrations started at CSIR-NIScPR
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research , New Delhi, in association with the SVASTIK team, started a week-long celebration as part of International Day of Yoga 2022. On this occasion, a seminar on "Scientific Understanding of Yoga" was organized on 17th June 2022 through a virtual platform. Dr Charu Lata, Senior Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR and coordinator of the SVASTIK project made introductory remarks. She explained the history of yoga and the role played by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in bringing it to the global platform.
Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NIScPR welcomed the guest and other dignitaries. In her address, she stressed that yoga enables us in balancing of body, mind and human relationship with the world. Mindfulness, moderation, discipline, and perseverance are all values emphasized in yoga. When applied to communities and societies, yoga provides a way to long-term sustainability. She mentioned that large-scale genomic studies had validated the positive impact of meditation on human well-being. She noted that in keeping with the spirit of this year's theme, "Yoga for Humanity," CSIR-NIScPR is planning a week-long celebration to sensitize the public about yoga's benefits to leading a healthy life. Prof. Ranjana also spoke about the SVASTIK initiative of CSIR-NIScPR that is aimed at communicating India’s traditional knowledge with scientific basis to the society through popular channels.
The lead lecture was delivered by noted yoga expert Shri Subhash Kesarwani, Director , NTIPRIT, DoT, Govt. of India. In his address, Shri Kesarwani emphasised on keeping the body free of toxins and the mind free of tensions by practising yoga. He discussed a healthy food regimen and a regular exercise routine to improve the body's immunity and strengthen it to fight diseases. The lecture was followed by an interactive session, where participants clarified doubts regarding various yoga practices with the yoga expert Shri Kesarwani.
The program concluded with a vote of thanks by Ms. Charu Verma, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR. The programme was attended by staff and students of CSIR-NIScPR and was live-streamed on Facebook and youtube.
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Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts makes special arrangements for handling Diwali, Christmas and New Year Greeting Mail
The Delhi Circle, Department of Posts has made special arrangements for handling Diwali, Christmas and New Year Greeting Mail. The cut off dates for posting of Diwali, Christmas and New Year Greeting Mail is mentioned below. Special posting counters are being set up in 34 important Post Offices of Delhi and Delhi Railway Station & New Delhi Railway Station during this period.
- For Diwali Mail:
- 20th October for other States.
- 21st October for within State.
- For Christmas Mail:
- 21st December for other States
- 22nd December for within State
- For New Year Mail:
- 27th December for other States
- 28th December for within State
To avoid last minute rush, customers are advised to post Diwali, Christmas and New Year Greeting mail well in time.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Region returns to normalcy with phased reopening
Chandigarh, June 11, 2020
Region, comprising states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & Chandigarh UT, is returning to normalcy with phased reopening of areas outside the containment zones under the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs . Issued on 30th May, 2020, these guidelines allow re-opening of religious places and places of worship for public, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services and shopping malls from 8th June. Following this, the state governments in the region have resumed these activities. The Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare has already issued Standard Operating Procedures  on preventive measures to contain COVID-19 to be followed at these places. This current phase of re-opening, Unlock 1, has an economic focus.
Happy to be back at work and assuring that he would take all the mandatory precautions, Khan Tailor in Chandigarh is grateful to the government for lifting most of the lockdown restrictions. A vegetable vendor in Malerkotla in Sangrur district said that he is happy that the lockdown has been lifted enabling him to earn his bread. Full precautions are being taken at the Bestech Square mall in SAS Nagar, Punjab as the place is completely sanitized before being thrown open to the public. The sanitation workers are disinfecting areas in the mall and cleaning the floor. As the markets have been thrown open to the public, the people are seen taking all the necessary precautions. The main market in Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh is full of activity though people are acutely aware of the need for using face masks to keep themselves protected.

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Schools, colleges, educational/ training/ coaching institutions etc., will be opened after consultations with States and UTs. State Governments/ UT administrations are being advised to hold consultations at the institution level with parents and other stakeholders. Based on the feedback, a decision on the re-opening of these institutions will be taken in the month of July, 2020.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Infrastructure at Ports
The Ministry of Shipping is striving hard towards making its contribution in achieving the target of USD 5 trillion economy set by the Government. In this regard, 58 projects involving a cost of Rs. 49950 crore have been identified as part of National Infrastructure Pipeline  for infrastructure augmentation and development at major ports upto FY 2025.
Three days ‘Chintan Baithak’ was held from 28th February to 1st March, 2020 at Mahabalipuram. In the ‘Chintan Baithak’, detailed deliberations on various matters relating to improving the performance of the Major Ports, strengthening of Major Ports to directly compete with private or non-major ports, port modernisation, implementing e-governance to make ports faceless and paperless, developing India as ‘trans-shipment hub’ and Vision-2030 for Maritime Sector were held.
In order to increase tonnage capacity of Indian shipping industry, Government has taken a number of steps. These include  Providing Indian shipping industry cargo support through Right of First Refusal  Reducing GST from 18% to 5% on bunker fuel used in Indian flag vessels  Allowing carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another Indian port via foreign ports in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh  Removing licensing requirement for chartering of foreign registered ships by citizens of India, companies incorporated in India and Registered Societies to encourage coastal movement of agriculture and other commodities, fertilizer, EXIM Transshipment Containers and Empty containers  Bringing parity in the tax regime of Indian seafarers employed on Indian flag ships vis-a vis those on foreign flag ships  Allowing shipping enterprises based in India to acquire ships abroad and flag them in the country of their convenience  Allowing use of imported Containers for carrying of domestic cargo and allowing use of locally manufactured or domesticated containers conforming to the specifications from the International Organization , for transportation of EXIM cargo.
In the past four-five years, the Government has given a strong push to port modernisation, mechanisation and digitalisation, with a number of ease of doing business initiatives. The revamped port community system , PCS1x, is expected to connect and provide real-time information to stakeholders on a single platform. Other key measures for port modernisation include the introduction of web-based e-forms, direct port delivery and direct port entry, installation of container scanners and radio frequency identification-based systems for gate automation, digitalisation of land records and launch of a single-window interface for facilitating trade.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply.